Chapter 18

I went back to the kitchen and started cleaning up the dishes and a minute later, the Alpha came in and took his seat on the table then he started eating the food that I had cooked. He took a forkful of the spaghetti and sauce once he had served it in a plate, and gave a nod of approval before he set to demolishing the food, wolfing it down his throat.

I knew I had to go and eat my own food in the dining hall but I hung back so that the Alpha could finish with his food then I would clean the dishes. I could not leave them and go to the dining hall to eat, and I was not even sure the Alpha would even allow me to go and leave used plates and cutlery in the sink but I was not about to do that and find out his reaction.

I rested my head against the cool kitchen wall. It was tiled with black marble just like the countertops, and smooth to the touch. I lost myself in the coolness of it, closed my eyes and started running my fingers over the surface, feeling the little space that separated o